U can't hold no groove Victor Wooten

[jadoneugene]

If I ever meet the two people that disliked this video, I'm gonna give them a bass and ask them to try playing this. Seriously, this looks hard and it's ten times harder than it looks.

Seriously, I understand some bassists are better than others, but there isn't a single other bassist in the world that can play like Victor.

[BeaverandLambey]

2 people obviously cant hold no grove.

[TheInevitableHimes]

@BeaverandLambey They must not have pockets. Poor them.

[Kradantoste]

I use porn as a background while masturbating to this.

[spidermanfan793]

wow...this is the kind of music you can get lost in...simply amazing.

[metagdp]

U can't hold no groove if you ain't got no Victor Wooten!

[ZappaFan101]

Wooten doesn't finger his wife. He double thumbs his wife

[covneriu]

Yoo Victor!

[WhyDoTheyEvenTry]

he snorts bass lines for breakfast

[816bigbear]

People like this inspire me to try to make myself worth living lol

[cgrew12]

@816bigbear

Fair enough get his album and a guidance counselor

He's an amazing bass player but my blood is still circulating if he breaks his hand :L

[MPSecare]

i used to listen to this alot when i was really young

[BHSnare]

2 people cant slhapppah dah baaahhhsss

[atavia666]

he fingered a girl once.......she died

[MrCoby303]

victor is the man

[santiago544]

2 people have no pockets

[NaturalSelection101]

2+ dislikes? douche nozzles

[Tzachi076S]

how many non-bass players here?

[YouCallThisTech]

@Tzachi076S There are two non-bass players here.

[Tzachi076S]

weird, this song is about pocket and its seems like he is rasing the tempo

[Mumwup]

@Tzachi076S Yes, I agree. Apparently you see the painful irony in Victor Wooten naming a composition, "U Can't Hold No Groove."

[Tzachi076S]

@Mumwup

indeed

[overture13]

Ironically, Vic can indeed hold a groove with little trouble.

[StathisASD]

It is too booooring after 4:10 :/

[StathisASD]

It is too booooring after 4:10 :/

[IC114283]

I would give up my left nut to play like he plays...........

[Alzpheer]

@IC114283 I would, in fact, to wite music like his.

[IC114283]

@Alzpheer But to write it, you first have to play like him ;)

[Alzpheer]

@IC114283 I would, in fact, to write music like his.

[KristijanFunkyBass]

3:04  ;)

[andrewbautista23]

i wanna hold the groove!!!

[alexthemalakas]

I was the one that disliked this...and you know why?cause i trully dont like it....I FUCKING LOVE IT!

[TheArkhangelsk]

@alexthemalakas You confuse me

[jbc242]

even playing this song makes bad, or otherwise poor, bass players look good.

[Alzpheer]

You should check out Michael Manring's albums. He was the first bassist to do this kind of stuff. He is, indeed, a very talented musician as well.

[JohnFHebert]

@Alzpheer what do you mean 1st bassist to do this kind of stuff?

[Alzpheer]

@JohnFHebert I mean Michael Manring developed lots of techniques for bass solo playing. Perhaps he did not create them all (he was actually one of Jaco Pastorius' pupils), but he certainly did develop all that 'stuff' incredibly and amazingly.

[blarg4847]

@Alzpheer so you're saying he invented slap bass? riiiight.

[Alzpheer]

@blarg4847 No, that technique was obviously first seen on the great Larry Graham.

[blarg4847]

@Alzpheer That was sarcasm.

[ints13]

@JohnsLazy Ive only seen one bassist in my opinion who is better than Wooten in terms of technicality, and that is Gianni Serino, however victor wooten definately takes the crown as the best mainstream bassist.

[XxMETALJAREDxX]

It's funny that this song is all about a pocket when, over the course of the tune, he speeds up roughly 20bpm. That's alright with me though. It grooves way more at the higher tempo, especially with the backing vocals.

[unknownbassist67]

i can play this song up until 2:09 lol

[bashamus]

After spending the last week with Victor, he is most certainly one of the finest musicians I have ever had the priviledge of studying under.

Thank you for your insights, encouragements and most valued lessons Vic!

[wesplease]

...!! Go man, go !!...



[dash2908]

ridiculously cool

[2000donuts]

I bet most of the people watching this are bass players... And I bet most of them either play with a pick or can't slap their bass...

[lifesmusic87]

There are sections of this song that make you think. Where the heck does he come up with this, and HOW did he pull it off.. What an amazing bassist. Thanks for posting!!

[dude25875]

@lifesmusic87 Sections? The whole fucking song is like that!

[chype]

Victor Wooten has a big pocket, holding a lot of groove within it!

[Mumwup]

@chype Victor Wooten has amazing technique. ...big pocket, not so much.

[adamdrichard9]

@Mumwup he's not gonna have too much pocket in his solo work..

[squishy949]

I've seen the tab for this in his book.

There's a little note at the top of the page:

'Certain sections of this song may require 3 hands'

[almaderock]

the fodera has P-J pickups maybe he turns the balance to the P pickup..

[PennybagDarrell]

sounds like a p-bass.

[PennybagDarrell]

this guy and Marcus Miller.

[pannux]

finally a bass video with 0 guitarists!

[cutoffs8]

@pannux classic thump. look that up it's another great one.

[Techdrome]

What means, that you aing got no pocket?

[Th3Boondocks]

@Techdrome Pocket is basically someone laying down the beat/ rhythm so you can groove over it, usually a drummer or a bass-line

[Nessthegreat]

I went to a Victor Wooten concert last night.

My head exploded from sheer awesome.

[Superhenki]

i love how in the begin, vic just dry like hell, replies: yeah JD

[MrDoomhippy]

i bet his dick has four strings

[danntjoh]

@MrDoomhippy

you mean he's slapping his dick?

painful...

[2c26]

@danntjoh Wow! Wished my dick could produce such awesome music...

[dafunkyfossil]

@danntjoh no, he's just poppin it ol'school

[FunkKlock]

@danntjoh no worries its probably toughened up over time into something godly

[Wattomellon]

@MrDoomhippy lmfao idk why but thats the most random epic youtube comment ive ever seen

[squishy949]

Anyone ever told you that bass is the easiest instrument to play?

they've obviously never heard of victor wooten, or just slap bass in general.

[DeathcoreIsNotMetal]

makes me want to start playing bass lol.

[BassSlap93]

Victor Wooten is a Bass God ! =) I really like this one ! and in my oppinion, A Show of Hands is a supreme Masterpiece XD

[lordofemeralds]

his articulation is so beyond anything... Oo

[DaMastaSon]

If i could have one super power It wouldn't be able to fly or mind control, it would defenitly be Vic's mad skills.

[rudeboydeevon]

for those of you who didn't know, Victor Wooten has an aura that can be seen from 3 miles away...by the blind

[G4L1L3U]

oh yeah! funky fresh

victor wooten rules

[Jadguitare]

Monster player !!!! he got the groooove so deep

[apessk8s88]

FUNKOMATIC!

[yougonndie]

This pushed me through a portal into good feelings!

[myspacceer]

it amazes me how he keeps perfect time by himself

[TheFyrecrotch]

There's only one thing worng with this song....it only has 14,187 views. and modern day "talent" has 272,154,452 views (around that for that whiny teenage trying to get famous by having no balls). The world is fucked. Thanks to Vai , Satriani and Victor for showing us that There IS still kick ass talent that just blows ur mind out there.

[AznLoke]

Yo Victa...ur the shit!

[Zaul2410]

victor's playing since he has 3 years old

so, he has been on the bussines for 43 years now?

[Carolinglyle]

i heard it put like this once..and it just makes sense "I love Victor Wooten more than cake.....and i sure do love cake...."

[TheGpfan]

he clearly ain't got no pocket

[PootStip]

I saw Vic once. He has 17 fingers.

[MaxNoname]

@PootStip great!! xDDD

[RadioMasterDude]

@PootStip I saw Victor too. He has 8 arms with 17 fingers on each one.

[fraghunter67]

@PootStip

i freaking knew it!!!

still does not make him less good as i believe it must be quite hard to control 17 fingers :D

[gz4txb]

you can't hold no groove when you ain't got a pocket! - yeah.. :D

[gz4txb]

i'm listening to it the 8th time and it's still amazing.

he is and will forever be a god when he just touches his fodera.

[DiamondUrine]

GIVE ME A "WOOT WOOT" if you love WOOTen

[brunnerdudes]

@diamondurine

woot woot

[gz4txb]

@DiamondUrine WOOT WOOOOOOOOOT

[1225aday]

there is a bass God, and he is named Victor.

[walkingslap]

el mejor tema y el mejor bajista

[MrFlea6969]

Victor Wooten is a god among men with his abilities

[MrCurran0027]

Great album.

[Tibi1q2w]

I listen to this song and I remeber when I went to the bus station one morning with may bass... it was snowing... that was wonderful. Then this music really got me... thank you Wooten!!!

[Ironicusz]

All those ghost notes.... awesome

[hawaii94]

i love this album. its not on iTunes. im so mad. haha

[wedge90]

ooooo yeah great job ;)tank you sooooooooooooooo much

[danntjoh]

thank you! I like this song too =D